MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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